Moving to Pierz, Minnesota
Population: 1,277. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,316 (+3.1% change)
Males: 565 (44.2%), Females: 712 (55.8%)
Morrison County
Zip code: 56364
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $27,292
Median house value: $80,600
Population by Race
Races in Pierz:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (57.2%), Polish (12.6%), Norwegian (4.9%), Irish (4.5%), United States (4.5%), French (2.9%).
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pierz
- High school or higher: 66.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pierz city
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 16.5%
- Divorced: 6.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +186 (+17.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Pierz:
- ST GABRIELS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; LITTLE FALLS, MN)
- BRAINERD REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICES CTR (about 27 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
- MINNESOTA NEUROREHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pierz:
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 28 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 31 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 94 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pierz:
- LITTLE FALLS/MORRISON COUNTY-LINDBERGH FLD (about 17 miles; LITTLE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: LXL)
- RAY S MILLER AAF (NG) (about 19 miles; CAMP RIPLEY, MN; Abbreviation: RYM)
- EAST GULL LAKE (about 32 miles; EAST GULL LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pierz:
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 27 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 78 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 88 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
Schools
Public high school in Pierz:
- HEALY SEC. (Students: 539; Location: 112 KAMNIC ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pierz:
- PIONEER EL. (Students: 453; Location: 66 KAMNIC ST.; Grades: PK – 06)
- PIERZ ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (Location: 112 KAMNIC ST.; Grades: 00 – 00)
Private primary/middle school in Pierz:
- HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: PO BOX 427 80 EDWARD ST S; Grades: PK – 6)